Self-leveling spoon.



Patented Oct. 9, I900.

W. H. DODD &. J. F. SHEER.

SELF LEVELING SPOON.

(Application filed July 12, 1900.)

(No Model:)

Witwmeo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

lVILLI AM HOPPER DODD AND JOSEPH FRANCIS GREER, OF MONTCLAIR,

' NEW JERSEY.

ISIELF-LEVELING SPOON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,341, dated October9, 1900. l

Application filed July 12, 1900.

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that we, W'ILLIAM HOPPER DODD and JOSEPH FRANCIS G EER,citizens of the United States, residing at Monte-lair, in the county ofEssex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Self-Leveling Spoons; and We do declare the following tobeafull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

Our invention relates to'certain novel improvements in self-levelingspoons, and the objectis to provide a spoon so constructed that the bowlwill maintain a level position without regard to the position of thehandle.

To this end the invention consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of the several elements of the device, as will.

hereinafter be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate thesame parts of the invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of our selfleveling spoon. Fig. 2 isalongitudinal section through the bowl and handle. Fig. 3 is atransverse section through the bowl. Fig. 4 is a similar view on theline 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The numeral 3 denotes the bowl, the bottom portion 4 of which is formedsomewhat thicker than the sides, and it is provided with an integralcylindrical shank 5, formed with a circumferential groove 6 about midwayof its length. r

The handle 8 may be ofany approved form, shape,or style,and its innerend is formed with acylindrical socket 9 to receive thecorrespondingly-formed shank 5, which has afree axial movementin thehandle. A pin 10 is inserted Serial No. 23,405. (115 model.)

in the handle in line with the groove 6 in the shank to prevent theshank and handle becoming separated, but which in no way interfereswit-h their free axial movement with respect to each other. When thehandle is held in the hand in the act of manipulating the spoon, thebowl maintains a level position by reason of its weighted-bottomportion, the many advantages of which are sufficiently obvious withoutfurther description.

In the present drawings we have shown our invention in the best form nowknown to us; but various changes in the details of connecting the bowland handle may be made withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of our invention.

Having thusfully described ourinvention, what we claim as new anduseful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination with the weighted bowl, formed wit-h the cylindricalshank, of the handle formed with the socket to receive said shank, asand for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with the weighted bowl, the cylindrical shank formedintegral therewith, of the. handle, provided wit-h the socket, and meansfor securingthe shank in the socket so as to permit of the axialmovement of the shank and handle with reference to each other, as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HOPPER DODD. JOSEPH FRANCIS GREER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE S. CoUR'rER, BARBARA M. GRE R.

